Chap. zo (VA expofition upon the Bookof J o B. Verf. i 5. riches for prodigality: they fpend profufely, what they get -fin- fully. What one luft brings in, another lull carrieth out. One luft is as a rake togather, and another as a forke to fcatter. A conjunction of both there may be found in the fame man: For there are two forts-ofcovetous men. Some get meerly to hoardand lay up,their neft is full ofeggs, &yet they can fcarce afford themfelves one , but fit brooding upon them to hatch more. A fecond fort ofcovetous perlons extort and get meet- ly to fpend : By covetous raft ices, theymake provifion for wanton and luxurious practices. Thefevomit what theyhave $wallowed, by awilling expence. Secondly, Others vomit what they have fwallowed by for- ced expence, fuch trcubles and Law.fuits arebrought upon them, that what they have violently or fraudulently gotten from others,- they are compelled to refund, and pay backe a- gaine : as appeares yet more clearly in the next claufe. God/hallcafe them out ofhis belly. Thefe words fhewwhat kinde of vomit his is. The wordin the Hebrew fignifies bothGod and an Angel. TheSeptuagint rendcr,As AngelJhall caff them out ofhits belly:And their Inter- preters expound it of an evil) Angel, who is the tormenter of this evil! man; we referre it to God as being a part of his di- vine juttice thus to repay unjuft men : godJhall cat them out of his belly. Anoppreffour havinggotten riches into his poffeffi- onhopes tohold them : But God fends out his writ ofeje&- ment,& turneth himout ofthe;r poffeffion or themout of his. The word which we render caft out, carrieth a double, and that a contrary fgnification, it fignifies both to poffeffe, and to dill :ttlavimi: hsredè poffeffe, to put in, and to thrutt out ofan inheritance. So the ha derword isu(ed('oofh. z3. 5.)in reference to the Canaanites,whom Pofjtjfione God difpoffeffed : And the Lordyour God¡hall drive them out of ejtcit. your fight, andye /hallpcffef e their their Land. In both parts of which verle we find the fame word. As God calf the Canaanite out oftheir Land to place his own people there, according to his promife : foGod will cart all ill gotten riches, thofe riches efpecia, l y out ofthebelly ofwickedmen,which they have got- ten from his people,contrary to his coniand(Zach.9.4.)Behold he Lordwill tali her out (that is,?yrus) why will the Lord cafe V u u 2 out
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